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Posted: Wed 10 Aug 2011, 20:52
by rhadon
Thanks a lot, CatDude
Wary Watcher works fine for me.
It took a long time for me to realise
it may be necessary to restart ZoneMinder (via the console window)
This I've always overlooked before
. For me, it
was neccessary.
With my Eee, no extra driver was needed. I changed only Source:
Code: Select all
Capture Method: version2
Device Channel: 0
Device Format: PAL
Capture Palette: YUYV
Width: 320
Height: 240
~Rolf
Posted: Thu 11 Aug 2011, 09:07
by CatDude
Hello rhadon
rhadon wrote:Thanks a lot, CatDude
Wary Watcher works fine for me.
You're welcome,
glad to hear that it is working OK for you.
rhadon wrote:It took a long time for me to realise
it may be necessary to restart ZoneMinder (via the console window)
This I've always overlooked before
. For me, it
was neccessary.
Yeah, it's best to get into the habit of restarting it anyway (after making any changes
)
CatDude
.
Posted: Sat 10 Sep 2011, 17:27
by edoc
I downloaded Watchdog, then realized that it was only for USB cameras.
I recently acquired an IP camera ($49. USD) that connects to the RJ-45 port. It is generic, no manufacturer or model number, and came with a MS windows-only mini-CD.
I have loaded WaryWatcher on my Samsung Netbook NB30
It loads OK but cannot "see" an IP Camera that wants ActiveX.
So far I have not located a Linux app that has a functional work-around that is also available in Puppy.
Note: The site that sold these $49. IP cameras never mentioned that they were dependent on a proprietary MS app. Sigh.
Posted: Sun 11 Sep 2011, 19:41
by CatDude
Hello edoc
I responded to that over in the other thread you posted in:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 682#562682
Unfortunately i can't offer any help regarding IP cameras
as i know bugger all about them.
CatDude
.
Posted: Sun 11 Sep 2011, 21:03
by edoc
I sure could use "smarter eyes" on this as I don't even know where to begin.
For example, how would one even make a hardware query of the camera to try and figure out what it really is - since everything with it is highly generic - no useful markings or identifications anywhere on it or in the manual.
I read that one can run a sniffer like Wireshark to detect incoming network activity from the camera - is anything like that available for Puppy?
It may be a Foscam F18910 (wired, not wireless) PTZ.
http://www.ipcam-store.com/by-feature/ ... amera.html
This looks interesting but I cannot tell if it would be safe to flash without risk of bricking it!
http://www.gadgetvictims.com/2009/07/fo ... t-two.html
More info:
http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Foscam
How is your Chinese?
http://wendang.baidu.com/view/1e73e74d ... 96242.html
Posted: Fri 20 Jan 2012, 19:20
by ashleyhinton
Hello
Just to say I've tested Wary Watcher on my network this evening and am very happy, thank you CatDude!
I've been running Zoneminder under a few Debian distros lately - Crunchbang and Lubuntu, using a cheap 4 port analogue capture card but started to question the reasoning behind running some old electricity-guzzling PC's (one old PC died, replaced by another..) so started to look around.
I have used Puppy before, and keep an older version on a 128MB mem stick to use when needed.
I will be replacing 1x old power-hungry PC & capture card + 4x analogue cameras with 1x newer PC which I happen to have here (no PCI slots..) and 3x IP cameras, adding a 4th later.
I'm even thinking of disconnecting the hard disk and running Wary from USB only (32GB stick for now)
So tonight, with the one IP camera I have (2x on order) I tried booting from a 1GB mem stick and adding the following into Zoneminder:
Source: remote.
Remote Protocol
HTTP
Remote Method
Simple
Remote Host Name
192.168.45.230
Remote Host Port
81
Remote Host Path
/snapshot.cgi?user=admin&pwd=****&resolution=32&rate=0
Remote Image Colours
24 bit colour
Capture Width (pixels)
640
Capture Height (pixels)
480
Preserve Aspect Ratio
Orientation
Normal
This works with the Tenvis camera I have on my network right now
I'll post more info & details about what I'm using once the system is set up with the other two cameras but for now wanted to give a big thank you to CatDude for this.
The (pay) app for iPhone - EyeZM - also works. You need to specify the full path
http://the.ip.address/zm/index.php
Happy days!
Thanks again,
Ashley
Posted: Fri 20 Jan 2012, 19:36
by edoc
Posted: Sat 21 Jan 2012, 13:55
by ashleyhinton
Hi David
Yes its the same camera.
Tenvis themselves have a very good website with latest firmware & utilities
http://www.tenvis.com/
I found some excellent stuff on setting up the Tenvis cameras in Zoneminder from Glen Pitt-Pladdy, here:
http://www.pitt-pladdy.com/blog/_201111 ... ac_setup_/
Regards,
Ashley
Posted: Sun 22 Jan 2012, 01:34
by edoc
Thanks!
I made the error of buying one a while back that required ActiveX and thus was useless in Linux.
Posted: Sun 25 Nov 2012, 13:53
by robertbruce
many thanks for the iso catdude
was lovely to see the zm page after the choping and hacking thru the wiki list...
Wary Watcher by CatDude
Posted: Wed 19 Dec 2012, 14:30
by bill
Thanks CatDude for your Wary Watcher ISO.Now to see how a DLink DCS-932L Day/Night Wireless Camera will play nice.Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Posted: Wed 19 Dec 2012, 21:18
by edoc
Is the one here
http://www.doubleburgerbar.com/watchdog/ dated July 2012 the latest?
Tahr 6.0 CE with XAMPP 5.6.3-0, ZoneMinder 1.28, ffmpeg v2.5
Posted: Tue 23 Feb 2016, 05:31
by Pelo
2016 Tahr 6.0 CE with XAMPP 5.6.3-0, ZoneMinder 1.28, ffmpeg v2.5
ZoneMinder by Rockedge here